Metallic railway-tie.



no. 664,789. Patented nec. 25, |900. n. o. `souTHwnrH.

METALLIC' RAILWAY TIE.

(Appli'mion maa Apr. 26, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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Unire TENT @Felon ROBERT O. SOUTHWORTH, OF ABILENE, KANSAS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 664,789, dated December 25, 1900.

Application filed April. 26 l 9 O0.

To /M/ :1f/mm, t T11/my concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT O. SOUTH- woRTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Abilene, in the county of Dickinson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic railwayties, one object being to provide a tie of simple and durable construction which will firmly support the rails and may be manufactured at a reasonable cost and readily applied.

A further object of the invention is to impart strength and rigidity to the ties at their ends and points of juncture with the rails and to strongly brace the rails transversely as well as longitudinally.

The construction and characteristic features of the invention will be described hereinafter and defined in the appended claims, in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specication.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan view of a section of railway-track with my improvements applied thereto; and Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are, respectively,vertical sections on the lines 2 2, 3 S, and et et of Fig. l.

The reference-numerals l and 2 designate the rails of a railway-track, supported upon metallic cross-ties each comprising a single bar bent downward between its ends to form an anchoring-support 3 of inverted -arch shape adapted to be imbedded in the ground and secured by suitable ballast. The ends of the tie are bent upon themselves to form reinforced rail-seats 4, comprising a double thickness of metal, and said ends are then bent outward to form clamps 5, which embrace the inner flanges 6 of the railsc The reinforced ends of the tie impart strength thereto below and beyond the rails.

7 designates a supplemental tie consisting of a flat bar of metal the ends of which eX- tend under and beyond the outer sides of the rails and are bent inward, then outward, and again inward to form clamps S, which embrace the outer flanges 9 of the rails, as best shown in Fig. 3. Thus three layers or thicknesses of the metal are provided at the ends of the tie 7, insuring great strength and rigidity.

In the construction of a track the straight Serial Noi 14,454. (No model.)

vties 7 are alternated with the downwardlybent ties, thus securely bracing the rails together from opposite sides thereof and eectually preventing spreading of the rails and the accidents incident thereto.

At switches it is desired to give additional strength to the rail-supports, and for this purpose I employ the means shown at the top of Fig. l and in section in Fig. 4, comprising an auxiliary brace-bar 10, the ends of which are cut away to form lugs Il, adapted to fit into recesses 12, formed in the bends of the clamps 5. This brace-bar imparts additional strength and rigidity to the track, but is only required at switches.

It will be apparent that my improved ties may be manufactured in sizes to correspond to the standard gages of railways and that the rails may be readily secured thereon to form a substantial and durable track structure.

I claim- 1. A metallic railway-tie comprising a bar bent downward between its ends to form an anchoring-support of inverted-arch shape, and bent upon itself at its ends, and then outward to form rail-clamps.

2. A railway-track structure comprising the combination with the rails, of metallic ties consisting of bars bent to form anchoringsupports of inverted-arch shape, reinforced rail-seats, and clamps to embrace the inner flanges of the rails; and supplemental ties arrangedbetween said first-named ties, consisting of straight bars passing under the rails and bent inward to engage the outer ianges of the rails.

3. The combination with the rails of a railway-track, of a metallic tie comprising a bar bent to form an anchoring-support of inverted-arch shape, and bent upon itself to form reinforced ends, and rail-clamps, and formed with recesses on the inner sides of the rails, and a supplemental cross-brace comprising a metal bar formed at its ends with lugs fitting the recesses in the tie.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT O. SOUTHWORTH.

Witnesses:

C. E. RUGH, E. MAKlNs.

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